Michael Cohen asks judge to stop Michael Avenatti from talking about him to press and Twitter

Michael Cohen (l.) fears his chances of a fair trial could be hurt by Michael Avenatti's (r.) interviews with the media. (Susan Watts, Jefferson Siegel/New York Daily News)

Michael Cohen has asked a California judge to sign off on a gag order preventing Stormy Daniels’ publicity-loving lawyer from talking about his legal woes.

A lawyer for President Trump’s troubled attorney requested a restraining order against Michael Avenatti late Thursday by detailing more than a hundred of his tweets and cable network appearances since March — most of which mention Cohen.

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The order, if approved, would prevent Avenatti from discussing Cohen or his case against the porn star with the press and more than 538,000 of his Twitter followers.

The lawyer fears Avenatti’s penchant for media blitzes could jeopardize Cohen’s “right to a fair trial” and fuel a “media circus,” according to a Central District of California filing.

“Mr. Cohen and Brent Blakely can’t deal with the truth, the facts, and the law, so they have to resort to unethical, meritless motions. This must be their birthday present to Mr. Trump,” the lawyer mused.

Avenatti’s Wednesday night appearance on “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” alongside former White House Press Secretary Anthony Scaramucci was listed as the latest example of the publicity tour.

In the court papers, Blakely quotes Manhattan Federal Court Judge Kimba Wood’s admonishment of his media appearances as evidence of the potential damage.

Wood, who is overseeing Cohen's federal case on the FBI raids at his law office and residences, told Avenatti last month to pick a lane — stop his media appearances and continue with the case or distance himself from her courtroom.

“I want you to participate or not be in the matter at all. I don't want you to have some existence in limbo, where you are free to denigrate Mr. Cohen and I believe potentially deprive him of a fair trial by tainting a jury pool," Wood in court.

The case at the heart of Cohen’s request involves Daniels’ attempt to nullify a nondisclosure agreement to prevent her from discussing her affair with President Trump in 2006. She signed the document days before the 2016 presidential election.